Have XP 2x, only want one

[Valerie]

I have a desktop system from Gateway which came loaded
with XP. During the course of the week, I purchased a
new four-in-one printer, etc from HP. When I tried to
get rid of the old four-in-one software and install the
new product's software, I could not do it. After HOURS
with HP, they came to the conclusion that my XP was
flawed and needed to be reinstalled. I called Gateway,
who talked me through it. Now when I start my computer,
I get a DOS message asking to choose a program, both of
which say "Windows XP Home Edition." One is a "virgin"
version, as if it were right out of the box. The second
is the original XP. (which loaded the new software
without any more "help" from HP, it just was slow to do
so). I am now assuming that having XP on my computer
twice is eating a decent amount of memory. Is this
assumption correct? And how do I get rid of the "virgin"
XP that I just added thanks to the oh-so-stellar advice
that I received?
Thanks in advance for any help. I'm fairly computer-
savvy, as Jane Consumer goes. But this is outside of my
simple realm of existence.

[Thorsten Matzner]

"Valerie" > wrote:

>I have a desktop system from Gateway which came loaded
>with XP. During the course of the week, I purchased a
>new four-in-one printer, etc from HP. When I tried to
>get rid of the old four-in-one software and install the
>new product's software, I could not do it. After HOURS
>with HP, they came to the conclusion that my XP was
>flawed and needed to be reinstalled. I called Gateway,
>who talked me through it. Now when I start my computer,
>I get a DOS message asking to choose a program, both of
>which say "Windows XP Home Edition." One is a "virgin"
>version, as if it were right out of the box. The second
>is the original XP. (which loaded the new software
>without any more "help" from HP, it just was slow to do
>so). I am now assuming that having XP on my computer
>twice is eating a decent amount of memory. Is this
>assumption correct? And how do I get rid of the "virgin"
>XP that I just added thanks to the oh-so-stellar advice
>that I received?

Boot to the Windows installation that you want to keep, open a DOS box
and type
SET
Press ENTER and remember the value of the %WINDIR% entry. Now remove
the unwanted Windows installation from the BOOT.INI file; it is the
one that has been installed to a different folder.
"How to Edit the BOOT.INI File in Windows XP"
(http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=289022).
Restart to test the new settings. If all is well, delete the other
Windows folder from the HDD.

--
(tm)

[james russel]

i have a question:

1. can you really boot on either of the 2 choices?
maybe the option is there but you cant boot on the other
one. just try that. goodluck.


>-----Original Message-----
>"Valerie" > wrote:
>
>>I have a desktop system from Gateway which came loaded
>>with XP. During the course of the week, I purchased a
>>new four-in-one printer, etc from HP. When I tried to
>>get rid of the old four-in-one software and install the
>>new product's software, I could not do it. After HOURS
>>with HP, they came to the conclusion that my XP was
>>flawed and needed to be reinstalled. I called Gateway,
>>who talked me through it. Now when I start my computer,
>>I get a DOS message asking to choose a program, both of
>>which say "Windows XP Home Edition." One is a "virgin"
>>version, as if it were right out of the box. The second
>>is the original XP. (which loaded the new software
>>without any more "help" from HP, it just was slow to do
>>so). I am now assuming that having XP on my computer
>>twice is eating a decent amount of memory. Is this
>>assumption correct? And how do I get rid of
the "virgin"
>>XP that I just added thanks to the oh-so-stellar advice
>>that I received?
>
>Boot to the Windows installation that you want to keep,
open a DOS box
>and type
>SET
>Press ENTER and remember the value of the %WINDIR% entry.
Now remove
>the unwanted Windows installation from the BOOT.INI file;
it is the
>one that has been installed to a different folder.
>"How to Edit the BOOT.INI File in Windows XP"
>(http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=289022).
>Restart to test the new settings. If all is well, delete
the other
>Windows folder from the HDD.
>
>--
>(tm)
>.
>

[Brian Tillman]

>I am now assuming that having XP on my computer twice is eating a decent
amount of memory.

Having 15 copies of XP on a single computer uses no more memory than a
single copy, since you have one copy active at any one time. It does,
however, eat up more storage (disk space) than having only one copy.
--
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